1) makes toegate seem like nothing in comparison
2) fury getting carried to the ring is IQ 9000
3) makes AJ look like a hero for the way he handled defeat
4) fighters that make excuses always come off worse in the ring. At least AJ addresses his flaws and didn’t blame it on the weight of his hat or the shoes he wore or something
Suppose it will be one more 10 million dollar payday before he retires , and who can blame him , what else can he do fight Ruiz , i said it before the Fury fight Ruiz would beat him ,, Dillan , he's probably in with a chance has well, Tyson set the path others will follow , facts are except for an aging ORTIZ ,, wILDER HAS NEVER REALLY STOOD UP TO THE PLATE , he's been hand fed opposition , and not had to work hard ,,Once he was made to work hard instead of lazilly waiting to hit you with his hail mary punch he faded quickly , and at 35 he's not gonna change ..
So the best option is take the rematch , grab the cash and retire , blame it on his next ringwalk , when he loses again ,, Because lets have it right , he's now lost 17 out of 19 rnds to Tyson , can't really see any reason to think he will do anything else next except get battered more than he just did
It kind of makes sense Wilder would prefer to cash out with Fury, rather than be put into a gatekeeper type role against up and comers. Still another 7 round beat down probably won't do much for his health.
Whether you think he has a chance in the third fight or not this was bound to happen as its just too much money to turn down if he's going to continue fighting as he won't get this sort of offer against anyone else.
And obviously in the hype up they can point to Wilder’s fight changing power and the # of knockdowns, wobbles and crisis points that Fury has suffered, which isn’t that far from double digits.
polecateddy wrote: ↑26 Feb 2020, 05:35
It kind of makes sense Wilder would prefer to cash out with Fury, rather than be put into a gatekeeper type role against up and comers. Still another 7 round beat down probably won't do much for his health.
Indeed, everyone will fancy it vs Wilder now and will be more willing to take risks and gamble taking him out.
Really though he can activate it all he wants ,, the big question is WHO is going to front the big money up ,, Surely after oly winning 2 rnds out of the first fight and getting a complete belting in the second ,, he's not gonna sell a rematch and get anywhere near the money , I just can't see this next one getting the buys , or the attendance , so who's gonna pay
coneye wrote: ↑26 Feb 2020, 06:03
Really though he can activate it all he wants ,, the big question is WHO is going to front the big money up ,, Surely after oly winning 2 rnds out of the first fight and getting a complete belting in the second ,, he's not gonna sell a rematch and get anywhere near the money , I just can't see this next one getting the buys , or the attendance , so who's gonna pay
coneye wrote: ↑26 Feb 2020, 06:03
Really though he can activate it all he wants ,, the big question is WHO is going to front the big money up ,, Surely after oly winning 2 rnds out of the first fight and getting a complete belting in the second ,, he's not gonna sell a rematch and get anywhere near the money , I just can't see this next one getting the buys , or the attendance , so who's gonna pay
This is what I think too. How does it add up commercially?
Good call by Wilder to activate the rematch clause. Now if Fury/Warren/Arum want to go straight to AJ, then they need to pay Wilder some step aside money.
I can't imagine he actually wants the rematch but claiming he does and then negotiating a few million to step aside is a smart move
doctorboxing wrote: ↑26 Feb 2020, 12:04
Good call by Wilder to activate the rematch clause. Now if Fury/Warren/Arum want to go straight to AJ, then they need to pay Wilder some step aside money.
I can't imagine he actually wants the rematch but claiming he does and then negotiating a few million to step aside is a smart move
Unless he asks too much and Tyson , digs his heels in and says well lets do it ,